Cocoa Bean Color

#4f3835

Cocoa Bean is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #b0c7ca
Complementary Color #344c4f
Color Shade: mid red (6.92° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 25.88% (better contrasting with white)
Cocoa Bean Color Sample
Cocoa Bean Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4f3835

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cocoa Bean Color. The Burned Brown color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Evolution (#704a3d) for more energetic effect. Try Burnished Mahogany as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#344c4f is the best complementary color to Cocoa Bean. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4f3835 complementary color is Limed Spruce, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Rock are #4f343e and #4f4534. Thus found on the left and right of #4f3835 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Matterhorn and Mondo colors as they work well with Cocoa Bean.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Cocoa Bean palette consists of #343f4f and #344f45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#344c4f). Try Oxford Blue and Mineral Green colors in combination with #4f3835, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4f3835 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cocoa Bean. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Cocoa Bean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Spruce, Tom Thumb, and Voodoo split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f3835 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cocoa Bean tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#344c4f) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eggplant – 120° from the complementary Limed Spruce. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #344f38 and #4f344c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4f3835 is made of 42% red, 30% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Cocoa Bean has a hue angle of 6.92°, a saturation of 19.7% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f3835 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 69.02% black ink.

HEX #4f3835
RGB Decimal rgb(79,56,53)
RGB Percentage 42%, 30%, 28%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 10.2, 69.02
HSL hsl(6.92,19.7%,25.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(6.92,32.91%,30.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(26.0034,9.7467,5.8993)
XYZ xyz(5.2812,4.7477,4.0062)
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